Things I like- Jack Daniels, Dogs, Martial Arts, Firearms, A good drunken brawl with my buddies from time to time, cigars, trucks, glam rock, red meat, hot sauce (seriously hot, like competition hot, not that silly taco bell hot), Aliens, Predator, knowing that if it bleeds we can kill it, tattoos, scrambled eggs with cheese, corn beef hash

Things I don't like- Snobs, excessive sarcasm, know it all's, traffic, lettuce, sharks, murky water, people that don't bring food or drinks to a party (you know who you are), Chuck Norris (he made The Expendables 2 into a pg13 movie), mustard, people who mistake roads for NASCAR, NASCAR

What items will I most likely want to trade for after shtf? Jack Daniels, condoms, ammunition, dog food...oh yea, and that whole clean water and food thing too.

Music? You know, lots of people post things like heavy metal or rap. Real cool IS Journey. If you're wandering the barren wastelands and you hear zombies meeting their demise to a rockin Journey mix...you can be 100% sure it's me....JOURNEY!!!



My “handle” should you look for you on the radio waves or web: =jesse=

My location: Colorado

Will I be staying in my home or headed somewhere else? Initially home until the dust settles. Consume our perishables and then relocating.

How will I travel? 1994 Ford Bronco with a V8 and 33inch mudders

Got anyone I want to take with me? My wife and dogs

How am I planning to get food and water? Already stocked with water and canned goods to hunker down for at least a week. Headed into the mountains after. Lots of fresh water and game there.

What’s my weapon of choice? Do you need to reload that thing? Gotta plan for that?
2x Mossberg 500 w/ 20 inch barrel and 7 shot capacity
1 AK-47 with 10 mags and about 2000 rounds of ammo
1 Springfield XD-45 with 4 mags and few hundred rounds of ammo
Machete

I realize that this is too much for one person to carry...that's why I have a wife to split it with.

Got a survival philosophy? It's the apocalypse. What's the rush?

Am I willing to hook up with other survivors? So long as you're not like Shane and leave me to die in a hospital, then sleep with my wife, then point a gun at me when I return, then throw a wrench at me, then try to kill me out in a field....yes, I'm willing to hook up with other survivors.

Is my plan based on a book/movie/blog/scientist other survivors may have heard of? Kind of...I plan on doing the opposite of whatever got people killed in the movies

Item	Bag 1	Bag 2
Weapons	wasr-10/ xd-45	Mossberg 500
Ammo	Four loaded 30 round mags for the wasr. four loaded 13 round mags for the .45. 120 extra rounds for wasr, 50 extra for .45	6+1. two boxes of 10 shells. One bandolier with 25 shells. One box of .45 (50 rounds)
Food	4 power bars, 1 bag of jerky/ 3 MRE's	4 power bars, 1 bag of jerky/ 3 MRE's.
Water	1 bottle/ one small pot to boil/ One 3 liter camel back with filter.	1 bottle/ one small pot to boil/ One 3 liter camel back with filter.
Medical	2 ace bandages, neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, medical tape, extra strength tylenol.	2 ace bandages, neosporin, hydrogen peroxide, medical tape, extra strength tylenol.
Hygiene	1 bar of soap, finger and toe nail clipper, tweezer	1 bar of soap, 2 tubes of toothpaste
Tools	1 hammer, 1 wrench, 1 roll of duct tape, 100ft of paracord, , 1 tube of super glue, extra batteries for lights/ sights	1 hammer, 1 machete, four 30gal heavy duty trash bags, 100ft of fishing line, 1 tube of super glue, 1 leather man
Survival	1 led head lamp, 1 compass, 1 gerber multi-tool, 2 lighters, 1 match book. 1 reflective survival blanket	1 led flashlight, 1 magnesium fire starter, 2 lighters, 1 match book, 2 reflective survival blankets
Clothing	2 pairs of socks, 1 underwear, 1 pant, 1 t-shirt, 1 sweater.	2 pairs of socks,1 underwear 1 pant, 1 t-shirt, 1 sweater.
Misc

Duffel Bag: If able, this duffel bag will be used to carry additional food, an extra blanket, water, and some ammunition.

Currently on Order: Nothing

Being new to Colorado I've adjusted my plan. I'd really appreciate some criticisms to help seal some gaps if you don't mind.

Right now, from what I can see my gear is lacking cold weather gear, unopened water bottles, and misc. trading items (matches, condoms, bandages). I'd also like to double up on rope and duct tape. Our firearms (ak, two 500's, and an xd45), ammo, certs and training are good. My wife and I have six, 2 gallon jugs of water and about 20 cans of assorted canned food. About every other grocery store run we pick up another gallon or two of water and a couple of cans of food. If you need a gallon a day, my wife and I can last probably about 4 day right now with what we have since we also have 3 dogs.

When shtf I plan on laying low at home. We live 5 mintues (driving) from the mountains. We're in the Ken Caryl area if you're familiar with Littleton, CO. I'm going to break the staircase to keep anything from coming up. We can't lug 12 gallons of water + food, so consume that while most of the dust settles. Being at home, energy expenditure will likely be low, so consumption can be lowered too. Once the dust has settled, I own a Ford Bronco with some nice 33 inch mudders (sorry, I just really like my tires) to travel. The bronco is big enough and tough enough to carry all of our gear into the mountains. At some point, we'll have to drop the Bronco, but there are some lakes in the mountains where I'd like to construct shelter. It's near fresh water, plenty of forest for shelter and burning, lots of game, and the natural terrain makes it difficult for living and undead to reach.

At our mountain site, the our order of priorities are fire, shelter, security, and then food. Fire is first for warmth and boiling water, and can also be applied for security. Shelter can be a tent assuming we can bring it, or a simple a-shelter. The abundance of forest in the area will give us plenty of supplies to work with. Security will take a bit longer. I have a few hundred feet of fishing line I'd like to set up as an advanced warning system. Cutting down small to midsize trees as a barrier around us will be simple walls. Further in, shaving down tips as spears facing outward. Lastly, if we can't bring food with us, it's a good thing I have my wife. While I do most of the heavy lifting, she is quite the skilled outdoors-woman. Plenty of fish at our site. Once our fire and shelter are secure, we can put more focus on hunting and implementing comforts (softer sleeping areas, etc).

Things I could use help with...

Problem- Bronco's V8 chugs gas. Can't get too many back and forth supply trips.
Solution- Wood fuel has been suggested. Likely this will come to planning for supplies.

Problem- Cold weather. Colorado snows a lot. Nights drop down to single digits and below. We don't own too much cold weather gear, but some good hiking gear.
Solution- Purchase what we can when we can. The fire near us will keep us from freezing. Embers can be used as a fire bed. My next order of gear will include long johns and thermal blankets. From nature, insulating with things like moss will also help keep us from freezing to death.